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content/wiki/cooperative-foundations/peer-support-playbook/exercises-and-prompts/ica-values-connections.md

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+---
+title: ICA Values Connections
+collection: Cooperative Foundations
+path: >-
+  Cooperative Foundations/Peer Support Playbook/Exercises and Prompts/ICA Values
+  Connections
+parentDocument: Exercises and Prompts
+outlineId: 91342338-8257-4550-be63-59f78d88dd75
+createdBy: Jennie R.F.
+---
+These are prompts to get the studio thinking about how the ICA principles connect with their group:
+
+* **Self-help:** What's the larger purpose your co-op serves beyond developing games? What critical gap does it fill?
+* **Self-responsibility:** How do members stay clear on roles? How do they hold each other accountable?
+* **Democracy:** Does democracy go beyond voting at AGMs? What are the actual decision-making practices? (Freedom Dreams uses consent-based decision-making vs. consensus — consent doesn't require all yes votes, just that no votes are okay with proceeding for now)
+* **Equality:** What policies protect rights? What's the membership/hiring strategy for representation?
+* **Equity:** What education is needed so leadership can *recognize* member needs without requiring disclosure? (Important: don't rely on marginalized members to self-identify their accommodation needs)
+* **Solidarity:** What's the co-op's response when called to stand shoulder-to-shoulder? How does it practice co-op principle 6 (cooperation among cooperatives)?

content/wiki/cooperative-foundations/peer-support-playbook/exercises-and-prompts/values-mapping.md

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+---
+title: Values Mapping
+collection: Cooperative Foundations
+path: >-
+  Cooperative Foundations/Peer Support Playbook/Exercises and Prompts/Values
+  Mapping
+parentDocument: Exercises and Prompts
+outlineId: fcba1d09-2356-4d69-9995-f512847ac552
+createdBy: Jennie R.F.
+---
+When: Between Session 1 and Session 2
+
+Duration: 45-60 minutes
+
+Materials: Shared Miro board (template provided), 7 Principles reference
+
+\nThis session helps the studio identify individual values and see where they align or diverge as a team. The goal is to notice rather than try to align everything.
+
+If tension emerges, that's okay. Name it and move on.
+
+## Before the session
+
+* Confirm everyone completed their individual journaling (Session 1 homework)
+* Ensure their studio Miro board has the template
+* Have the 7 Principles visible (on the board or screen-shared)
+
+
+---
+
+### 1. Check-in
+
+### 2. Individual sharing (15-20 min)
+
+Each person shares 3-5 values from their individual reflection.
+
+prompts:
+
+* "What values came up when you did the journaling?"
+* "You don't need to explain or justify"
+
+As they share:
+
+* Each person adds their values to the Miro board (stickies in their colour/section)
+* No discussion yet - just capture
+
+Watch for:
+
+* Someone dominating or going first every time
+* Someone staying quiet - invite them in gently
+* Values that sound the same but might mean different things
+
+### 3. Noticing patterns (10-15 min)
+
+Now look at the board together.
+
+Prompts:
+
+* "What do you notice?"
+* "Where do you see overlap?"
+* "Any surprises?"
+* "Are there values that seem similar but might mean different things to different people?"
+
+Example to offer: "Transparency" - does it mean open documents? Open conversations? Both? Neither? What exactly is meant?
+
+Let them discuss and keep it moving
+
+### 4. Connecting to the 7 Principles (10 min)
+
+Look at the ICA 7 Principles together. Also see [ICA Values Connections](/doc/91342338-8257-4550-be63-59f78d88dd75) 
+
+prompt:
+
+* "do you see connections between your values and these principles?"
+* "draw lines or group things if it helps."
+
+This can be loosey goosey and don't let them fixate on making a beautiful diagram. the point is to see that their values connect to *a larger cooperative tradition*.
+
+### 5. To bring back to Session 2 (5 min)
+
+prom
+
+* "what's one thing you learned about where your team aligns or diverges?"
+* "you'll share this in session 2 - doesn't need to be polished."
+
+Have someone write it down or capture it on the board.
+
+### 6. Community agreements contribution (5 min)
+
+"Based on this conversation, are there 1-2 values you'd propose adding to the cohort community agreements?"
+
+Capture these to bring back to the full group.
+
+
+---
+
+## Tips
+
+If someone dominates: "Let's hear from someone who hasn't shared yet."
+
+If no one talks: "Take a minute to look at the board silently. What stands out?"
+
+If tension emerges: "I'm hearing some different perspectives here. That's useful but we don't need to resolve it today."
+
+If they want to debate definitions: "It's okay to mean different things. The goal is simply to notice where you might need to clarify later."
+
+If time runs short: Prioritize steps 2-3 (sharing and noticing). The principles connection and agreements contribution can be done async if needed.
+
+
+---
+
+## After the session
+
+* Note any tensions / surprises to mention in your Peer Support check-in
+* Remind the team to bring their learnings to Session 2

content/wiki/cooperative-foundations/peer-support-playbook/exercises-and-prompts/why-what-how.md

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+---
+title: Why-What-How
+collection: Cooperative Foundations
+path: >-
+  Cooperative Foundations/Peer Support Playbook/Exercises and
+  Prompts/Why-What-How
+parentDocument: Exercises and Prompts
+outlineId: ff5419e1-cfec-48fb-b988-67b8faaad067
+createdBy: Jennie R.F.
+---
+### The Why/What/How framework
+
+We're digging deep into values *so that we can make collective decisions*.
+
+Corporations love to spend millions on consultants to come up with values frameworks they can plop on their website and investment slides then forget. And of course, traditional companies are explicitly beholden to their capitalist framework: typically a top-down structure, infinite growth/profit/shareholder value. And why should their employees buy into these values? And further, how do they even know if they are following them or not?
+
+\nOne way to counter this is to integrate values into your everyday tools and processes - to build a common approach to introduce and practice ideas. This is important because if not everybody is on the same page, collective decision-making becomes very difficult. If you're not values-aligned everyone is interpreting the "right thing" differently. *Expect* this to happen - there will always be gradations of this!  But you're always working towards a shared understanding.
+
+WHY WHAT HOW is so helpful because it:
+
+* Creates an understood and documented way to introduce and practice ideas
+* Can be quantified and measured over time
+* Makes course correction transparent to everyone
+* Provides good information for reexamining your values regularly
+
+and we practice it ourselves for examining other ideas all the time!
+
+#### Using the framework
+
+The *order matters*: Why, then What, then How. And your values should guide all three levels.
+
+**WHY** - Why does this value matter to us? What's at stake? Example: "We value transparency because secrecy entrenches power and excludes people from decisions that affect them."
+
+**WHAT** - What does practicing this value look like? What are we committing to? Example: "All financial information is accessible to all members. Compensation is open."
+
+**HOW** - How will we actually do this? What specific activities or outputs? Example: "Monthly financial summaries shared in Slack. Quarterly budget review meetings. New members oriented to finances in onboarding."
+
+#### Walkthrough
+
+*(Presenter demonstrates with their studio's value)*
+
+Pick one value from your studio. Walk through:
+
+
+1. Name the value
+2. What happens if you don't practice it? what if you do?
+3. making concrete commitments or policies
+4. identifying specific activities/outputs (the actual things you do)
+
+The Miro template on your studio board has space for this exercise, and you can spend some time with your Peer Support going over it at your next meeting.